Large genital ulcers in a patient with Behçet's disease associated with imiquimod cream treatment for external genital warts

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 783-784

  Kaya, T I ^a   Tursen, U ^a   Ikizoglu, G ^a  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; IMIQUIMOD; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; BEHCET DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHEMA NODOSUM; FEMALE; GENITAL PAIN; GENITAL ULCER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

ADULT; AMINOQUINOLINES; BEHCET SYNDROME; CONDYLOMATA ACUMINATA; DRUG ERUPTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON INDUCERS; SKIN ULCER; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 53349091995     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: 13652230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.02839.x     Document Type: Letter

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